Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works, Volume II : 3 x CDs (expanded)
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39-CD-WRP-021B
A genuine electronic classic, now expanded for its 30th anniversary!
"An utterly essential piece of electronic history, constantly referenced and revered two decades after its release. Following the glacial synths and deft percussion of Selected Ambient Works 85-92, Aphex Twin crafted Selected Ambient Works Volume II, a mammoth double-CD set of beatless vistas, textured compositions that are at turns beautiful, nightmarish, emotive and thrilling.
From swooning beauty to careening dread, even in the first two tracks, it's a vibrant, stellar piece of work. Repeated listens uncover layers upon layers of beauty and meaning in this vision of perfection that everyone simply must own."
"Richard D. James stated the sounds on Selected Ambient Works Volume II were inspired by lucid dreams. He said he went to sleep in his studio and upon waking would attempt to re-create the sounds and record them. He claimed to have natural synaesthesia, which contributed to this album. James described the album as being "like standing in a power station on acid"; he continued that "if you just stand in the middle of a really massive one, you get a really weird presence and you've got that hum. You just feel electricity around you. That's totally dreamlike for me. It's just like a right strange dimension."
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